7 June 1973
An election was held in Strood ward on 7 June 1973 to elect two councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. the Conservatives won both of the new seats.
J. Morgan and B. Wildish were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
J. Morgan 873 | 21.1% | ||
Conservative |
B Wildish 840 | 20.3% | ||
Labour |
C. Button 722 | 17.4% | ||
Labour |
A. Philo 667 | 16.1% | ||
Liberal |
K. Murray 522 | 12.6% | ||
Liberal |
C. Boardman 519 | 12.5% | ||
Turnout | 44.8% | |||
Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
Conservative win (new ward) |
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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